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Carlson Wins His 2nd NASCAR Late Model Feature of
the Season
By: Ashley Iwanski
Saturday, May 5,
2007 (West Salem, WI)
Steve Carlson, of West Salem, Wis., won the Whelen 25 lap
feature after fighting his way to the front from a mid-pack
starting position. Carlson, who won the opening night race at La
Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, quickly found fellow point
contender, Mark Lamoreaux, as they marched through the field.
Both stayed together until a caution on lap 10 put Lamoreaux to
the back of the field. At that point Carlson moved to second and
five laps later passed Andy Burgess for the lead. In a post race
interview Carlson said The car was so fast. Andy was getting
loose and I had more bite getting off the turn. (I) was able to
catch him. Burgess finished 2nd.
A four car spin brought out the only caution of the night.
Skylar Holzhausen got into the back of Todd Oliver putting
him in the wall. That caused Oliver to collect Lamoreaux and
Brent Kirchner. Kirchner (25th) and Oliver (24th) had to go
to the pits, and Holzhausen (18th) was sent to the back
along with Lamoreaux who fought his way back to a 10th place
finish. Skylar Holzhausens father, Steve Holzhausen, had a
good night finishing 3rd. Kevin Nuttleman finished 4th and
Bradley Powell finished 5th in his first race of the season.
This week there was a special 20 lap North Country
Contractors Sportsman race. Larry Bolster Jr. won after
starting seventh. Bolster Jr. passed Rob Mason (9th) for
second early in the race and raced side by side with Randy
Steinhoff for three laps before finally passing him for
first. Jes Tenner finished 2nd, Dan Gilster 3rd, Jerimy
Wagner 4th, and Randy Humfeld 5th.
Harley Jankowski won the United Auto Supply Thunderstox
race for his first ever feature win. He passed Steven Rusch
(23rd) on the outside, then quickly dove deep to pass Craig
Schmidt (19th) for second, all in the first lap. Jankowski
managed to keep the lead for the rest of the race. Troy
Chase (2nd), Jason Schaller (3rd), Jamie Dummer (4th) and
Adam Moore (5th) round out the top five.
Friday, May 11, La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway has the
first of several Friday Night Street Drags. General and pit
admission is $5 each, and vehicle registration is just $5.
Classes are one-on-one straight runs, pickup truck, pro, and
motorcycle. New this year passengers are allowed plus 2 more
events. Gates open at 6 pm. On Saturday, May 12, the
Speedway welcomes Queen Bees in addition to the Late Models,
Sportsmen and Thunderstox; also free admission for escorted
ladies honoring the Mothers Day Holiday. Gates open at 5
pm. For more information about the LaCrosse Speedway, please
visit www.lacrossespeedway.com or contact the office at
608.786.1525.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, May 5 ///NASCAR Late Models, Thunderstox, 20 Lap
Sportsmen Feature
Friday, May 11 Friday Night Street Drags
Saturday, May 12 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsmen,
Thunderstox, Queen Bees
Saturday, May 19 ///NASCAR Late Models, Sportsmen,
Thunderstox, Bees
COMPLETE RACE RESULTS
LA CROSSE FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY
Kwik Trip NASCAR Late Models
Whelen 25 Feature (25 Cars) 1, Steve Carlson, West Salem;
2, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 3, Steve Holzhausen, Bangor; 4,
Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor; 5, Bradley Powell, La Crosse; 6,
Emily Sue Steck, Holmen; 7, Mike Carlson, West Salem; 8,
Todd Korish, Holmen; 9, Paul Proksch, Stoddard; 10, Mark
Lamoreaux, Bloomington, Minn.; 11, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 12,
J. Herbst; 13, Jeff Baker, Holmen; 14, Dan Steele, West
Salem; 15, Tim Hagen, La Crescent, Minn.; 16, Chris Skrede,
Sparta; 17, Jim Hagel, Holmen; 18, Skylar Holzhausen,
Bangor; 19, Matthew Henderson, Coon Valley; 20, Tom Thill,
West Salem; 21, Keith Kirchner, La Crosse; 22, Bill Niles,
Holmen; 23, Tim Nelson, La Crescent, Minn.; 24, Todd Oliver,
Bangor; 25, Brent Kirchner, La Crosse.
B-Feature --- 1, Bill Niles;
2, Matthew Henderson; 3, Tim Nelson; 4, Keith Kirchner; 5,
Pete Carlson, La Crosse.
Qualifying 1, Steve
Carlson, 19.960 secs, 98.372 MPH; 2, Bradley Powell, 20.011
secs, 98.121 MPH; 3, Mark Lamoreaux, 20.037 secs, 97.994
MPH; 4, Mike Carlson, 20.180 secs, 97.299 MPH; 5, Todd
Korish, 20.205 secs, 97.179 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 1, Jim
Hagel; 2, Jeff Baker; 3, Chris Skrede; 4, J. Herbst; 5, Tim
Nelson.
Odd Bud Dash 1, Mark Lamoreaux; 2, Shawn Pfaff, Sparta; 3,
Kevin Nuttleman; 4, Brent Kirchner; 5, Steve Carlson.
Even Bud Dash 1, Bradley
Powell; 2, Andy Burgess, Fall Creek; 3, Steve Holzhausen,
Bangor; 4, Tim Hagen, La Crosse; 5, Emily Sue Steck, Holmen.
North Country Contractors Sportsmen
Whelen 20 Feature (23 Cars) 1, Larry Bolster Jr., Sparta;
2, Jes Tenner, Melrose; 3, Dan Gilster, West Salem; 4,
Jerimy Wagner, Melrose; 5, Randy Humfeld, Chaseburg; 6,
Lucas Korish, La Crosse; 7, Branden Berg, Melrose; 8, Rob
Mason, Caledonia, Minn.; 9, Jamie Millis, Black River Falls;
10, Nick Clements, Onalaska; 11, Rob Curran, Rockland; 12,
Aaron Hass, La Crosse; 13, Jimmy Gilster, West Salem; 14,
Ken Lewis, Black River Falls; 15, Jake Arneson; 16, Troy
Maier, La Crosse; 17, Ralph Cattone, Onalaska; 18, Rick
Schermerhorn, Westby; 19, Scott Clark, Bangor; 20, Randy
Hass, La Crosse; 21, Todd Lockington, Mindoro; 22, Wayne
Smith, Onalaska; 23, Jerrod Loging, West Salem.
B-Feature 1, Scott Clark;
2, Wayne Smith; 3, Ralph Cottone; 4, Randy Hass; 5, Greg
Scheck, West Salem
Qualifying 1, Dan Gilster,
22.159 secs, 88.610 MPH; 2, Lucas Korish, 22.200 secs,
88.446 MPH; 3, Randy Humfeld , 22.298 secs, 88.057 MPH; 4,
Aaron Hass, 22.304 secs, 88.034 MPH; 3, Jamie Millis, 22.322
secs, 87.963 MPH.
Qualifying Heat 1 1, Ken
Lewis; 2, Jake Arneson; 3, Ralph Cottone; 4, Jerrod Loging;
5, Keaton Hilby, Bangor.
Qualifying Heat 2 1, Rob
Curran; 2, Jimmy Gilster; 3, Greg Scheck; 4, Troy Rave,
Black River Falls; 5, Wayne Smith.
Odd Bud Dash 1, Randy
Steinhoff; 2, Larry Bolster Jr.; 3, Randy Humfeld; 4, Dan
Gilster; 5, Nick Clements.
Even Bud Dash 1, Todd
Lockington; 2, Branden Berg; 3, Aaron Hass; 4, Joe Rinartz,
LaCrosse; 5, Jes Tenner.
United Auto Supply Thunderstox
Whelen 15 Feature (23 cars) 1, Harley Jankowski, Sparta;
2, Troy Chase, Galesville; 3, Jason Schaller, La Crosse; 4,
Jamie Dummer, Galesville; 5, Adam Moore, Sparta; 6, Josh
Inglett, La Crosse; 7, Jason Bolster, Sparta; 8, Raymond
Hardy, Sparta; 9, Kris Buldhaut, La Crosse; 10, Matthew
Moore, Tomah; 11, Matt Inglett, La Crosse; 12, Jake Krueger,
Sparta; 13, Steve Bornitz, West Salem; 14, Andy Barney, West
Salem; 15, Steve Owen, West Salem; 16, Shane Ulvestad,
Onalaska; 17, Bill Inglett, La Crosse; 18, Kieth Larson, La
Crosse; 19, Craig Schmidt, Black River Falls; 20, Dennis
Johnson, Sparta; 21, Joey Johnson, North Bend; 22, Brad
Warthan, Sparta; 23, Steve Rusch, Sparta.
B-Feature 1, Shane Ulvestad;
2, Jake Krueger; 3, Dennis Johnson; 4, Joey Johnson; 5, Ed
Senn, La Crosse.
Bud Dash 1, Troy
Schnitzler; 2, Harley Jankowski; 3, Jason Schaller; 4, Keith
Larson; 5, Andy Barney.
Heat 1 1, Jason Schaller;
2, Troy Schnitzler; 3, Kris Buldhaupt; 4, Josh Inglett; 5,
Steve Owen.
Heat 2 1, Steve Bornitz; 2, Keith Larson; 3, Matt Inglett;
4, Matt Moore; 5, Bill Inglett.
Heat 3 1, Jamie Dummer; 2, Harley Jankowski; 3, Adam
Moore; 4, Matt Cleveland; 5, Greg Schmitt.
Heat 4 1, Andy Barney; 2, Steven Rusch; 3, Ray Hardy; 4,
Jason Bolster; 5, Brad Warthan.
Tuners
Heat 1 --- Jason Bolster, Sparta.
A-Main --- Jason Bolster, Sparta.
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